26 Martyrs of Japan
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title:
26 Martyrs of Japan
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26 Martyrs of Japan The 26 Martyrs of Japan were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan. A promising beginning to Catholic missions in Japan – with perhaps as many as 300,000 Catholics by the end of the 16th century – met complications from competition between the missionary groups, political difficulty between Portugal and Spain and factions within the
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16th-century Catholics executed in Japan; made into martyrs and saints
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan
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2006-05-24T20:33:23Z
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2024-09-11T09:56:39Z
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